Fence-post and anchorage-base.



1 T. BAILEY. mm POST AND ANCHORAGEBASE. APPLICATION FILED DBO.30,'1908. RENEWED APR. 22 -1910.

Patented May 24, 1910.

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FENCE POST AND ANCHORAGE BASE.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. so, 1908. RENEWED APR, 22, 1910.

PatentedMay 24, 1910.

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ATTOR/VE Y8 WITNESSES PERCY TRIPP BAILEY, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

FENCE-POST AND ANCHORAGE-BASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 30, 1908, Serial No. 470,068.

Patented May 24:, 1910.

Renewed April 22, 1910. Serial No. 557,076.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCY T. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newport, in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and Improved FenceP0st and Anchorage- Base, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to fence posts and anchorage bases for supporting the same.

One object of the invention is to provide an anchorage base which may be made of thin cast metal, or constructed from compressed sheet metal, the purpose being to provide a strong, light construction which may be cheaply manufactured.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which I Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the fence post and anchorage base complete; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 1 is a vertical section taken on the line 4 4= in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 55 in Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the fence post on a slightly enlarged scale, showing the means for securing the wires to the post; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of the post and wires; Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 88 in Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a plan view of a fragment of a plate which is adapted to be rolled to form a post; Fig. 10 is a plan View of a modified form of the post holder and socket, the fence post being in section; Fig. 11 is a plan view of one form of anchorage blade, with straight anchorage spikes attached thereto; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary side elevation of the anchorage blade; Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken on the line 1313 in Fig. lt, showing the curved anchorage spikes attached to the anchorage blade; Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken on the line 111a in Fig. 13, showing a modified form of anchorage blade; Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken on the line 1515 in Fig. 14; and Fig. 16 is a View similar to Fig. 13, but showing one curved and one straight anchorage spike secured to the anchorage blade.

One form of anchorage blade 1 may be provided with a longitudinal channel 2 and laterally-projecting wings 3 and 4. The Wings and longitudinal channel may merge into a point 6 at the lower end, the depth of the channel decreasing from the region substantially the center thereof toward the point 6. As shown in Fig. 1, the metal comprising the body of the blade may be struck up at 8 and 9 out of the sides of the channel 2 to form straps for retaining an anchorage spike 10 in position. A strap 12 may be riveted to the wings 3 and 4 on the opposite side of the blade, said strap being substantially V-shaped in transverse section and arranged to hold an anchorage spike 14. The anchorage spikes may be formed of angleiron and pointed at their lower extremities. Near the upper end of the body of the blade is a transverse groove or channel 16. Said channel maybe substantially V-shaped, to conform to the exterior of the stem 18 of a post support 20. The shape of this stem may be varied to suit any requirements, and the channel 16 will be shaped accordingly. Said stem 18 is provided with an elongated slot 21, in order to enable the anchorage blade 1 to be adjusted with respect to the post support 20. A bolt 22 passes through the anchorage blade 1 and through the slot 21. Said bolt 22 may be provided with a V-shaped nut 24 having lateral extensions 25, said nut fitting the inside of the V-shaped channel formed in the stem 18. One end of the post support 20 may be bent to form an eye or socket 26 and provided with a short extension 27 through which a bolt 28 may be passed. Said bolt also passes through the stem 18, and may be provided with a nut 30 similar to the nut 24:. The socket 26 is formed with an upper and lower conical portion, owing to the V-shaped cross-section of the metal of which it is composed. This enables the fence post 32 to be tilted, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the post 32 is in its correct position, it may be firmly clamped by tightening up the bolt 28. A lateral projection 34E may be formed on the end of the stem 18 and provided with a bolt hole 35 and a sector-shaped slot 36.

A brace 38 may be twisted at one end, to form a fiat portion 39, which is adapted to rest upon the lateral projection 34 and held in position by bolts 40 and 41. The bolt 40 passes through the bolt-hole 35, and the bolt 41 passes through the sector-shaped slot 36. The other end of the brace 38 may be bent into an eye or ring 42 adapted to surround the post- 32 and provided with means for allowing a clamping bolt 44 to be passed therethrough. It will be noted that the sector-shaped slot 36 allows the post 32 to be tilted, in order that it may be properly alined. WVhen so alined, the eye portion 42 may be clamped about the post, and the nuts upon the bolts 40 and 41 may be tightened, whereupon the post is firmly held in correct position.

A modified form of post support 50 may be constructed with a cylindrical stem 51, which is formed at one end into a V-shaped extension 52, bent to form an eye or ring 53 which surrounds the fence post 32. Said eX- tension may be provided with a bolt 54 which clamps the eye 53 about the post 32. The other end of the stem 51 is provided with a lateral projection 56 having a bolthole 57 and a sector-shaped slot 58. This projection 56 is arranged to be connected to a brace similar to the brace 38. In order to utilize the post support 50, an anchorage blade 60 may be formed with its upper portion bent in the shape of a ring 62 adapted to surround the stem 51 and arranged to be clamped about said stem by means of a bolt 63. Said blade is provided with a central longitudinal channel 64 which may be substantially V-shaped in cross section and diminish in depth gradually toward the lower end of the blade. The blade is also provided with lateral wings 66 and 67, similar to those of the blade numbered 1, which wings form a support for the blade 60 when the upper end thereof is bent to form the ring 62.

WVhen it is desired to use straight anchorage spikes, such as 10 and 14, the central portion of the blade which constitutes the longitudinal groove may be struck up to form a strap composed of the wings 8 and 9, as shown in Figs. 1 and 11, for example. The wings of the blade may also be struck up to form straps 70 and 71. If it be desired to support one straight spike 10 and a curved spike 11, the anchorage blade may be struck up to form the strap having wings 8 and 9 for the straight spike, and one strap 7 0 may be formed from one of the wings of the blade. A bridge 74 may be riveted to the other wing in order to form a support for the curved spike 11. Said bridge is provided with lugs 7 5 on .each side, to guide the anchorage spike. If it be desired to utilize two curved anchorage spikes 11 and 13, a bridge 76, similar to the bridge 74 may be riveted to the wing 3, in order to deflect the spike 13. The end of the spike 13 is retained within the strap formed from the central portion of the blade, in the same manner as set forth above.

In will be understood that the various straps above set forth may be made of separate pieces and riveted to the anchorage blade, instead of striking them up from the integral sheet of which the blade is constructed.

The post 32 may be made from a sheet provided with a series of apertures 81 ex tending in a row along said plate, and a series of elongated apertures or slots 82 extending in a corresponding row along said plate, the two rows being so spaced apart that when the sheet 80 is rolled into the form of a cylinder or any other shape for making the post, said rows will be substantially diametrically o-pposite one another.

In order to maintain the wires 84 which constitute the fence, against the post 32, I provide wire-securing means 85, which overlie the wires 84 and pass through the post 32. Each securing member 85 may be formed at one end with a hook 86, which may be beveled at its end and be firmly clenched about the wire 84 when the hook is driven into the aperture 82. The securing member in its initial form is shown at the center of Fig. (3, and when clenched about the wire, it assumes the form shown at the top and bottom of said figure. After the hook has been clenched about the wire 84, the other end 87 of the member 85 is bent to lie tightly against the exterior of the pipe or post 32, thus retaining the fence wire 84 against said post.

From the construction above set forth, it will be noted that the various forms of anchorage blades and spikes, together with the fence post, may be formed of thin castings or rolled sheet metal, which may be pressed into the desired shape.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An anchorage base, comprising a blade having a longitudinal channel and laterallyextending wings, and a pair of anchorage spikes, one passing through the walls of said channel and the other retained in position by means on said wings.

2. The combination of a tapered anchorage blade having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, and a pair of anchorage spikes, one passing through the walls of said channel and the other retained in position by means on said wings.

3. An anchorage base, comprising a blade having the upper end thereof bent back upon itself to form a transverse passage, a transversely-extending bar secured within said passage, and a post secured to said bar.

4. In combination, an anchorage blade having a longitudinal channel and laterallyextending wings, the upper end of said blade being bent back upon itself to. form a transverse passage, a bar secured within said passage, and a post secured to said bar.

5. In combination, a tapered anchorage blade having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending Wings, a transverse channel adjacent the upper end thereof, a transverse bar secured within said transverse channel, and a post secured to said bar.

6. In combination, a tapered anchorage blade having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, a transverse channel adjacent the upper end thereof, a transverse bar secured within said transverse channel, a post secured to one end of said bar, and a brace secured to the opposite end of said bar and to said post intermediate the ends of the latter.

7. In combination, an anchorage blade having the upper end thereof bent to form a transverse passage or channel, a transverse member rigidly secured to said blade and disposed within said passage or channel, and a post extending upwardly from said transverse member.

8. An anchorage base including a member adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured to the upper end thereof and having one end bent back upon itself to form a vertical post socket, and a vertically extending post secured within said socket.

9. An anchorage base including a member adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured to the upper end thereof and having one end bent back upon itself to form a vertical post socket, a vertically-extending post secured within said socket, and a brace having its lower end secured to said transverse member and having its upper end secured to said post intermediate the ends of the latter.

10. In combination, an anchorage blade adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured directly to the upper end of said blade and having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, and a post secured to one end of said member.

11. In combination, an anchorage blade adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured directly to the upper end of said blade and having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, a post secured to one end of said member, and a brace secured to the opposite end of said member and to said post intermediate the ends of the latter.

12. The combination of an anchorage blade adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured to the upper end thereof and having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, the end of said member being bent back upon itself to form a post socket, and a vertically-en tending post mounted Within said socket.

123. The combination of an anchorage blade adapted to be driven into the ground, a transverse member secured to the upper end thereof and having a longitudinal channel and laterally-extending wings, the end of said member being bent back upon itself to form a post socket, a vertically-extending post mounted within said socket and at an adjustable angle in respect thereto, and a brace for normally preventing variation of said angle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PERCY TRIPP BAILEY.

Witnesses:

MARTHA BURDIoK, GEORGE J. SoHoENEMAN. 

